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The husband of kidnapping victim Sherri Papini described the remarkable moment he got to tell their son that his mother was safe and coming home in an interview with 20/20. Keith Papini initially said he was not telling his children their mother was missing, but in the story released this afternoon, he says he eventually told the couple’s oldest child, …

New evidence gathered from a recent study overturns a theory that in order for a short-term memory to be maintained, the neurons that represent that memory must be continuously active. Researchers led by psychiatrist Nathan Rose from the University of Wisconsin in the US unearthed fresh evidence about how information is stored in the brain’s “working memory” – the part …

The germs living inside a person’s digestive system may affect symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, researchers reported Thursday. In a new study out this week in the journal Cell, scientists at Caltech found that changes in the type and number of microbes in a person’s gut may help determine whether they will go on to develop Parkinson’s. This new understanding of …

Rescue workers pulled a woman, injured but alive, from the rubble of a building that had collapsed nearly three hours earlier in a South Dakota city. Hours after a historic building undergoing renovation collapsed in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., on Friday, rescuers pulled a resident to safety but were unable to save the life of a construction worker buried in …

The all-new CLS has been caught on camera once again hiding its sleek body. Our sources suggest it will retain the name. Although dressed in heavy camouflage, the sleek profile of the CLE – which is essentially the next-gen CLS with a new name – is clear to see, with body dimensions that look near identical to those of the …

Text with 9-1-1 service is now widely available for those who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired (DHHSI) in Canadian communities. Thunder Bay’s T9-1-1 services have been available for just over two years with 17 individuals registered with Tbaytel Mobility to utilize this service. This is just one more example of the Thunder Bay Police Service working to …

Magic mushrooms, once associated mostly with Phish concerts, may lead to better end-of-life care for cancer patients. One dose of the active ingredient, psilocybin, can help terminal cancer patients experience less depression and anxiety even six months later. Scientists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and NYU Langone Medical Centre in New York carried out trials on a total of …

Construction of the world’s first full-size replica of the Titanic has begun in China, state media reported Thursday, where it is expected to enjoy smoother sailing as a lakeside tourist draw than its namesake. The company behind it, Seven Star Energy Investment Group, said it should be completed by late next year. The copy of the famous, doomed liner will …

Students at the University of Texas were “alright, alright, alright” with getting a lift home from surprise safe ride driver Matthew McConaughey on Monday night. The Oscar-winning actor volunteered to take the wheel as part of the student government’s SURE Walk program, which offers volunteer companionship for students walking home from campus late at night. On Monday evening, The University …

Pirelli calendar continues the no-makeup movement by featuring barefaced actresses. The Pirelli Calendar ― generally a model-filled item given to VIP customers of the Italian tire company along with politicians, royalty and other influential persons each year ― has made its 2017 debut, and appears to follow in the footsteps of Leibovitz’s progressive and hugely deviational 2016 edition.

Canada is experiencing a crisis of opioid-related overdoses and deaths across the country. Many of these deaths involve fentanyl, a highly potent and addictive synthetic opioid. The severity of this issue requires a comprehensive and collaborative response. As part of the federal government’s commitment to address the national opioid crisis, today, regulations were published controlling six chemicals used in the …